Astoundingly, around 80 percent of females in a herd give birth within the same two to three weeks. Female wildebeest give birth to one calf in the center of the herd, rather than finding an isolated place, as many antelope species do. The blue wildebeest, known as the brindled gnu, ranges from Kenya to northern South Africa. 2. Gnu, (genus Connochaetes), either of two species of large African antelopes of the family Bovidae in the tribe Alcelaphini. More than 1.5 million wildebeest migrate in an enormous loop every year. Astoundingly, around 80 percent of females in a herd give birth within the same two to three weeks. More than a million wildebeest migrate across East Africa each year. They numbered about 250,000 in 1960 and are thought to number 1.5 million today. Wildebeest, or gnus, (pronounced 'news'), are noisy. At least one million wildebeest complete a semi-circular path from the Serengeti in Tanzania to grazing areas to the north in Kenya. The blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), also called the common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest, or brindled gnu, is a large antelope and one of the two species of wildebeests.It is placed in the genus Connochaetes and family Bovidae, and has a close taxonomic relationship with the black wildebeest.The blue wildebeest is known to have five subspecies. It’s not known how many migrations a herd or one wildebeest makes in their lifetime but at least one herd will make a trek in their lifetime. Between January and March, half a million wildebeest are born each year in the Serengeti. The ‘short rains’ trigger a continuation of the cycle with the herds leaving Kenya, moving south to western Loliondo and the Lobo area in Serengeti National Park. BEHAVIOR & SOCIALIZATON: Wildebeest live in large herds that can range from 150 to several thousand. You are surrounded, enveloped by a sea of horns and snouts. The wildebeest is an odd-looking animal. That herd of wildebeest was traveling along its annual migration path. They are related to oryxes and gazelles. Living in a herd helps to protect the individual members from predator attacks. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. It depends on the location and the availability of food. This is known as the "dilution effect". There are several wildebeest predators, including lions, hyenas and cheetahs. Others have large herds that have many members that are not particularly closely related. It has the head of an ox, the mane and the tail of a horse, and the horns of a buffalo, but it is actually a kind of grazing antelope. Herd mentality kicks in and forward movement happens almost instinctually. Hunting black wildebeest in South Africa with Mkulu African Hunting Safaris is a plains game hunting experience to look forward to. BEHAVIOR & SOCIALIZATON: Wildebeest live in large herds that can range from 150 to several thousand.